DevCon Summit 2014 #DevelopersUnitePH: Microsourcing Philippines
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The document compares the pros and cons of being a freelancer versus a full-time employee. Freelancers have more flexibility but lack job security and benefits. Full-time employees have stability but less flexibility. Both roles are suitable for working with MicroSourcing, which offers opportunities for freelance and full-time positions on a variety of projects with clients. MicroSourcing aims to provide training, ensure payment, and facilitate direct client interaction and flexible scheduling.
DevCon Summit 2014 #DevelopersUnitePH: Microsourcing Philippines
- 1. To be a Freelancer or Full-Time-Employee? November 2014
- 2. A Comparison (1) Freelancer § Independent and flexible § No job security § No employer-provided benefits § No Health or Life Insurance § No Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday leaves § No SSS, Pagibig and Philhealth contributions § No Maternity/Paternity leaves § No retirement § No SSS/Pagibig Loans § No Philhealth assistance § No Labor Law Protection Slide 2 Full-Time-Employee § You have a boss § Job security § Employer-provided benefits § Health or Life Insurance § Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday leaves (Est. 40 dys) § Profit Sharing and other incentives § SSS, Pagibig and Philhealth Benefits § Maternity/Paternity leaves § Retirement § SSS/Pagibig Loans § Philhealth assistance § Labor Law Protection
- 3. A Comparison (2) Freelancer § Risk of not being paid § Liability for business debts § Other aspects § Work and Income is unstable § Works alone § Secure projects, interviews, self- marketing § Requires self-discipline and organization § Manage insurances, taxes, retirement, medical expenses yourself § No bank loans § You earn more? Slide 3 Full-Time-Employee § Other aspects: § Stable income § Social bonding with co-workers § Develop your expertise § path § Training and Development § Focus on developing your expertise § Easier to get bank loans § You earn less? What is it what you want?
- 4. MicroSourcing MicroSourcing and MicroCreatives offer opportunities for Full-time-employees AND freelancers: § Variety of clients: small and large, quirky and corporate § Variety of projects: big and small, graphic design, programming, content writers, SEO etc § Interaction: mostly in direct contact with clients § Schedule: in coordination with the client, flexi schedule § Training: MicroSourcing provides MS University and clients offer training, sometimes even abroad § Security: You will know us and you know that you will get paid We are currently especially interested in: § Graphic Designers (6 positions) § Developers (19 positions - PHP, iOS, Java, DB) § Ruby on Rails and Magento programmers Slide 4
- 5. Contact us About the Company: If you want to apply: If you want to refer: For anything else J: Sophie Woo CSO of MicroSourcing sophie@microsourcing.com Copyright 2004 – 2013 MicroSourcing International Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5
- 6. © 2013. All Rights Reserved. No part of this document or any of its content may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of MicroSourcing Philippines Inc.